Tongrim County 東林郡
County
Korean transcription(s)
?  Chos?n'g?l	東林郡
?  Hancha	東 林 郡
?  McCune-Reischauer	Tongrim-kun
?  Revised Romanization	Dongrim-gun
Country	North Korea
Province	North P'y?ngan
Administrative divisions	1 ?p , 2 workers' districts, 20 ri
Area
? Total	415.3 km 2 (160.3 sq mi)
Population   (2008)
? Total	104,614 [1]

Tongrim County is a kun , or county, in coastal southwestern North P'y?ngan province, North Korea . It borders P'ihy?n and Ch'?nma to the north, S?nch'?n to the east, Ch'?lsan to the southwest and Y?mju to the west. To the south, it looks out on the Yellow Sea .

Geography [ edit ]

The landscape is dominated by low, rolling hills and basins. The highest point is Munsusan, rising to 736 m on the northern border. Tongrim is drained by the Ch'?ngch'?n River and its tributaries, including the Mary?ng River and the Kokch'?n stream. Some 60% of the county is covered by forestland; only 26% of the area is cultivated. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Administrative divisions [ edit ]

Tongrim county is divided into 1 ?p (town), 2 rodongjagu (workers' districts) and 20 ri (villages):

Climate [ edit ]

The year-round average temperature is 8.8 °C; the January mean is -8.7 °C, while the August average is 24 °C. Annual rainfall averages 1000 mm. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Economy [ edit ]

The cultivated land is irrigated, with crops including rice, maize, soybeans, wheat, barley, and tobacco. Aquaculture is also practiced. There are various mines and factories producing machinery including pumps. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Transportation [ edit ]

The P'y?ng?i Line of the Korean State Railway passes through Tongrim county on its way between Sin?iju and P'y?ngyang . ^{[ citation needed ]}

Places of interest [ edit ]

Noted landmarks include Tongrim Falls, a 10-meter waterfall, and the Tongrim Manchurian Ash , which is North Korean natural monument No. 11. ^{[ citation needed ]}

See also [ edit ]

• Geography of North Korea
• North Pyongan

References [ edit ]

• International Information Research Institute (國際情報硏究所) (1999). "東林郡". 北韓情報總覽 2000 [Bukhan jeongbo chong-ram 2000] . Seoul: Author. p. 841.

External links [ edit ]

• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Encyber)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) ( Map )
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)

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